Created from Animals: The Moral Implications of Darwinism

By: James Rachels

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Synopsis: Created from Animals offers a provocative look at how Darwinian evolution undermines many tenets of traditional philosophy and religion. James Rachels begins by examining Darwin's own life and work, presenting an astonishingly vivid and compressed biography. We see Darwin's studies of the psychological links in evolution (such as emotions in dogs, and the "mental powers" of worms), and how he addressed the moral implications of his work, especially in his concern for the welfare of animals. Rachels goes on to present a lively and accessible survey of the controversies that followed in Darwin's wake, ranging from Herbert Spencer's Social Darwinism to Edward O. Wilson's sociobiology, and discusses how the work of such influential intellects as Descartes, Hume, Kant, T.H. Huxley, Henri Bergson, B.F. Skinner, and Stephen Jay Gould has contributed to--or been overthrown by--evolutionary science.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 245 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780192177759
Publisher:: Oxford University Press
Date of Addition:: 03/17/16
Copyrighted By:: James Rachels
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Science, Biographies and Memoirs, Religion and Spirituality, Philosophy
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.